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they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. there's nothing wrong with an academic course in the bible in a public school if it's done right. we did guidelines a number of years ago to outline consensus guidelines, to outline how that should be done. a lot of these sources get in under the radar. some materials by one group in particular goes around the country trying to get some of the materials in there that are really unconstitutional. that is a continuing issue in many local communities that is not often looked at and should be spotted. >> i guess i should throw in a word or two about vouchers. so we do oppose them. on the legal front in the course of the supreme court is set under the federal constitution, they are permissible. so the battle in the courts now is in the states, using state funds and state constitutions, which in many instances are more good as the antiestablishment print as the an
they can do that before the law. what they are doing is trying to encourage and offer state support for those local districts who want to do these bible courses. there's nothing wrong with an academic course in the bible in a public school if it's done right. we did guidelines a number of years ago to outline consensus guidelines, to outline how that should be done. a lot of these sources get in under the radar. some materials by one group in particular goes around the country trying to get...
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do you believe in enforcing these laws? the whole idea of the dream that as well, these are the good kids. the thing is many will say and i think they're right, it doesn't mean you're a bad kid if you're not in community college or maybe you got in trouble and you have a criminal record. doesn't make you a bad person. there's something very disingenuous about the debate around this. but that's because advocates want to structure the debate in a certain way. i don't how much of this is rooted in the police that are kind of prior to the way we actually structure the conversation. i think i begin to structure the conversation advantageously, which is their job. >> thank you. just a couple more questions and then we have to cut it off. maybe back there and also to your right. >> hi, kerry walker. was wondering if you could all address the millennial scum especially looking forward in terms of democratic party strengths. >> also the gentleman over there. they'll be up for question. >> thanks for the forum today, to the panelists
do you believe in enforcing these laws? the whole idea of the dream that as well, these are the good kids. the thing is many will say and i think they're right, it doesn't mean you're a bad kid if you're not in community college or maybe you got in trouble and you have a criminal record. doesn't make you a bad person. there's something very disingenuous about the debate around this. but that's because advocates want to structure the debate in a certain way. i don't how much of this is rooted in...
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i would also likely to be that we refer to what it says in current law. rather than the default to business as usual. i would like them to stick to the current law. >> and what signal would you like to hear? >> we have really fallen into a horrible pattern of only making decisions with government shutdown, default and whatever would've happened if we would've would win over the debt limit, the super committee last year of having a process in place force congress to act, there was not any pain associated with it, so nothing happened. and now we have the fiscal cliff, which is the next crisis, it will aspirational enforce action. the thing that would be nice to see our leaders do, including who will be president, his switch back to the model in which policies made the leadership rather than just responding to a crisis. >> i somewhat disagree with some of the other answers in the sense that, well, i think that both candidates are also doing a lot of rhetoric. this is a really serious problem that we have to address. the criticism on the funny side if you are
i would also likely to be that we refer to what it says in current law. rather than the default to business as usual. i would like them to stick to the current law. >> and what signal would you like to hear? >> we have really fallen into a horrible pattern of only making decisions with government shutdown, default and whatever would've happened if we would've would win over the debt limit, the super committee last year of having a process in place force congress to act, there was...
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last night he violated the laws. and i would say, they are bad laws. they were customs. they were tradition that we wanted america to be better. we wanted america to live up to the declaration of independence, live up to her creed, make real our democracy, take it from people and make it real. so when i got arrested the first time, i felt free. i felt liberated and today more than ever before, i feel free and liberated. you know, abraham lincoln 150 years ago freed the slaves. but it took the modern-day civil rights movement to free and liberate a nation. [applause] now i know some of you are asked and, where did you get the name, "across that bridge," where did you get the title from? life lessons and a vision for change. just think if you sort years ago since this is an election year, hundreds and thousands of millions of people in american thought the old confederacy from virginia to texas could not register to vote. people stood in lines. take a state like the state of mississippi in 1963, 1964, 1965, but voting age population of more than 450,000, but only 16,000 re
last night he violated the laws. and i would say, they are bad laws. they were customs. they were tradition that we wanted america to be better. we wanted america to live up to the declaration of independence, live up to her creed, make real our democracy, take it from people and make it real. so when i got arrested the first time, i felt free. i felt liberated and today more than ever before, i feel free and liberated. you know, abraham lincoln 150 years ago freed the slaves. but it took the...
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. >> line with the national law association of hispanic reva said professions. my question is for the department of labor. i wish jam had stayed. i want to compliment him for the figures cited on housing. very few people know that in the last 12 months 453,000 of the new homeowners have been latinos out of a total of 800,000 this comes at a time when there's been 641,000 losses among white households and 81,000 among black households. so you can see the difference. now i point this out because even though this has just been released yesterday which i was quite pleased for him to highlight this. the same time this happened a latinos have accounted for an additional more than half a million rent or households which is the reason we don't see a spike in the rate of homeownership. my question for the department of labour is we know that every month, new households have been formed. and as long as they are record households that doesn't make a dent on the rate of homeownership. does the same thing over with the rate of unemployment as more young latinos and other min
. >> line with the national law association of hispanic reva said professions. my question is for the department of labor. i wish jam had stayed. i want to compliment him for the figures cited on housing. very few people know that in the last 12 months 453,000 of the new homeowners have been latinos out of a total of 800,000 this comes at a time when there's been 641,000 losses among white households and 81,000 among black households. so you can see the difference. now i point this out...
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law. it's not at all uncommon to have a log is created, that creates a government office in one session of congress that his subsequent congress refuses to fund. or refuses to fund part of its actions. that happens from time to time. now, you might have a senate that decides not to confirm somebody to a particular position. perhaps because of the qualifications of the individual or perhaps they have concerns about the office or the power that that officer might wield. and i believe that it's not improper for congress to raise those concerns, raise substantive concerns about the office itself when going through the nominations process. it is at the end of the existence prerogative to confirm or nothing from and there's nothing in the text, the original understanding or the history of the constitution that suggests that the senate's prerogative to provide advice and consent to presidential nominations be the consent in fact has to be granted. >> in other words, if they so disagrees with the
law. it's not at all uncommon to have a log is created, that creates a government office in one session of congress that his subsequent congress refuses to fund. or refuses to fund part of its actions. that happens from time to time. now, you might have a senate that decides not to confirm somebody to a particular position. perhaps because of the qualifications of the individual or perhaps they have concerns about the office or the power that that officer might wield. and i believe that it's...
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law, no photo i.d. law. islamic the question you should be asking -- the question you should be asking too as we have a solution to something that we have a problem to go with this solution. >> statistics will say we don't have the problem for some solutions we think we have. estimate is close to the consensus of the in person voter fraud by in person nation may be a problem that doesn't exist but let me have the audience ask some questions and there are microphones if you wouldn't mind coming up. sure. >> there's a lot of debate but not fax of the impact. >> i'm sorry to interrupt you but we don't have a lot of time so let's keep the questions nice and clich. >> there's a lot of debate but not the fact of the impact of the photo i.d. but about having the 29 registration date deadline. do we think technology is changed enough and practices have changed enough that we can get rid of that 29 day deadline because the bus stop a lot of people from the belt. [laughter] >> you are doing as good a job as i was. [la
law, no photo i.d. law. islamic the question you should be asking -- the question you should be asking too as we have a solution to something that we have a problem to go with this solution. >> statistics will say we don't have the problem for some solutions we think we have. estimate is close to the consensus of the in person voter fraud by in person nation may be a problem that doesn't exist but let me have the audience ask some questions and there are microphones if you wouldn't mind...
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the law doesn't require disclosure that that sort of paints the picture as to help and shy people are about crossing the party lines, putting their political careers on the line. and you know, seeing the emergence of the tea party, you have seen what has happened in the town meetings right here in convention hall in early august of 2009. secretary of health and human services sebelius came to talk about the president's proposal for the affordable health care plan, which was before the supreme court last week and a tea party was out in force. had we been in this room, having this discussion, we wouldn't have been able to hear one of them talk there was so much noise in the adjoining room. and a few days later, i started my august town meetings. every year in august, while i was in the senate, i would make it a point to visit every county. usually i had 80 or 90 people. on this day i had 1200 a rather famous town meeting, where they had the replay again and again and again of a rambunctious crowd, highlighted by one fellow who charged up, came within a few inches of my nose, his fist wa
the law doesn't require disclosure that that sort of paints the picture as to help and shy people are about crossing the party lines, putting their political careers on the line. and you know, seeing the emergence of the tea party, you have seen what has happened in the town meetings right here in convention hall in early august of 2009. secretary of health and human services sebelius came to talk about the president's proposal for the affordable health care plan, which was before the supreme...
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we will support the reform of law-enforcement and institutions to strengthen the rule of law. beyond government we are proud to continue a tradition of helping to strengthen the role of civil society to conduct elementary oversight, raise public awareness on the transition. empower women, provided advocacy training and build the capacity of political parties to engage in peaceful democratic discourse of course lasting political and economic processes impossible so long as half of yemenis are malnourished and struggling to survive another day. that is why the third pillar of our approach is immediate humanitarian relief. this year the united states is providing nearly $110 million in humanitarian assistance to yemen , most of the un humanitarian response plan which makes the united states the single largest provider of humanitarian assistance to yemen . these bonds are allowing the you in an ngo partners to provide food and food vouchers, improve sanitation, safe drinking water, and basic health services to help the other urgent needs. u.s. aid is providing more than $74 millio
we will support the reform of law-enforcement and institutions to strengthen the rule of law. beyond government we are proud to continue a tradition of helping to strengthen the role of civil society to conduct elementary oversight, raise public awareness on the transition. empower women, provided advocacy training and build the capacity of political parties to engage in peaceful democratic discourse of course lasting political and economic processes impossible so long as half of yemenis are...
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it's just done by law. >> because laws are very easy to undo. the majority of congress today passes the love with the affordable health care act. it's undone by this time. before there was a repeal of any amendment, it it's beyond being a fat dude by the ripples and waves of partisan policy. [inaudible] [inaudible] so that's about the drinking age. the federal government has a law to improve their highways. if you want the money it makes her changes. so everybody in the spaces can or cannot be sent thing. so we've got money for you. if you want the money you have to tell your citizens -- [inaudible] >> it is based on the commerce clause. the federal government could prohibit. >> now that they don't believe in the commerce clause any longer, only five of six justices voted -- [inaudible] >> even better. >> no final thoughts from me. what about the others? [inaudible] i'm sure there are some people here who believe that. but it's become socially unacceptable to say so, similar to other things such as same-sex marriage. >> on the constitutional law
it's just done by law. >> because laws are very easy to undo. the majority of congress today passes the love with the affordable health care act. it's undone by this time. before there was a repeal of any amendment, it it's beyond being a fat dude by the ripples and waves of partisan policy. [inaudible] [inaudible] so that's about the drinking age. the federal government has a law to improve their highways. if you want the money it makes her changes. so everybody in the spaces can or...
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laws and make their conduct lawful. and the other is that the witness. police officers trying to do to things that they think arafat is in turn says lowering the rate of crime. suppressing violent crime particular gun crime. less attention to other issues, issues that, for example, in an earlier area and lawfulness and effectiveness. the interesting thing about lawfulness and effectiveness is that these are not the issues that we and the people in the public are concerned about when they evaluate police. when they think about it they did the police are a legitimate force in their community. what the public is concerned about any particular minority community is concerned about is whether they feel that the police exercised their authority sparely, whether they make decisions and fairways, whether they treat people fairly and when there are these incidents, we see that the concern that the community is often framed in terms of these issues of fairness. for example in the trayvon martin case, an immediate question of cons
laws and make their conduct lawful. and the other is that the witness. police officers trying to do to things that they think arafat is in turn says lowering the rate of crime. suppressing violent crime particular gun crime. less attention to other issues, issues that, for example, in an earlier area and lawfulness and effectiveness. the interesting thing about lawfulness and effectiveness is that these are not the issues that we and the people in the public are concerned about when they...
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>> not under current law. that's what we need to change it. >> welcome the team that both very much for your time. [applause] >> i am margaret carlton and i approve the panel. >> now, florida governor rick scott talks about governing in florida and its focus on job creation and expanding access to health care. he said the annual lawyers convention in washington d.c. hosted by the federalist society. this year's topic is the future of constitutional law and the supreme court. this is just over a half an hour. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am dean witter, vice president at the federalist society. for our first address today, we welcome a man who's no stranger stranger to hard work. raised in a modest household he learned the value of money, good hard work and traditional values. these have dedicated his pursuit. before attending university of missouri kansas city companies are honorably in the u.s. navy. after earning his jd from smu he worked in dallas' largest law firms -- lesson in health care matt
>> not under current law. that's what we need to change it. >> welcome the team that both very much for your time. [applause] >> i am margaret carlton and i approve the panel. >> now, florida governor rick scott talks about governing in florida and its focus on job creation and expanding access to health care. he said the annual lawyers convention in washington d.c. hosted by the federalist society. this year's topic is the future of constitutional law and the supreme...
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law. women should count on us. and i'm very concerned about how senator brown has already voted. when a lena kagan came up, she was approached by men who have been solicitor general of the united states, america's top lawyer. and when she was nominated to the united states supreme court, i was really surprised and senator brown voted against there. this really made the race for control of the senate and the supreme court. and they very well hang in the balance. >> thank you. mr. brown, 90 seconds. >> thank you. and so they didn't vote for your boss. i know you adjust its kagan were very close. that test is a jeb has to a secret judicial character, has to have a good temperament and actually has to have some corporate more judicial experience. i was one of the reasons i did not vote for justice kagan. i wish her well. i hope she proves us wrong. that being said, when it comes to a question of protecting women's rights, i've been fighting for women's rights since i was six years old, since i
law. women should count on us. and i'm very concerned about how senator brown has already voted. when a lena kagan came up, she was approached by men who have been solicitor general of the united states, america's top lawyer. and when she was nominated to the united states supreme court, i was really surprised and senator brown voted against there. this really made the race for control of the senate and the supreme court. and they very well hang in the balance. >> thank you. mr. brown, 90...
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leatherneck sure it's not very up to mistake the current laws vary out dated. it's over 10 years old and needs a lot of changes. i think the program at the urban league put together in your packet is a great plan and i agree the program talks about the need to focus on the whole child. there has unfortunately been this rift within the education community between the quote, unquote education reform groups and traditional education groups and is a question of can schools by themselves overcome all the barriers and obstacles students facing poverty and housing another thing for doing to focus more broadly on the child and the answers we need to do both. went to improve schools, future quality, but also focus on issues like housing and poverty and employment for students families. at the higher above 11 say again lots of challenges due to state budget cuts, tuition from the public sector have really gone up far faster than family income in the last several years. there's going to be a big shortfall in the pell grant or grand in the next fiscal year as much as seven
leatherneck sure it's not very up to mistake the current laws vary out dated. it's over 10 years old and needs a lot of changes. i think the program at the urban league put together in your packet is a great plan and i agree the program talks about the need to focus on the whole child. there has unfortunately been this rift within the education community between the quote, unquote education reform groups and traditional education groups and is a question of can schools by themselves overcome...
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to be used to place federal laws where it makes sense to do so. also we must simplify approval process for projects within a facility right away. this is something we can do very easily. we can agree to these commonsense changes and i'm confident we can cut the time it takes to approve a project and they are thereby better producing cost of transportation projects an economic and safety benefits for those projects were engaged in a more timely fashion and as it goes we can do much more with less. i thank you, chairwoman bacher and make it and may yield the balance of my time. >> thank you. >> senator menendez is not here. representative costello is not here. am i right on that? representative whitfield here? yes, welcome. three minutes. >> thank you. maybe i'll go appear. >> i think it would reach. >> madam chair, thank you very much. we appreciate the opportunity to be at this conference. it's my great honor to be here on behalf of the commerce committee for our chairman fred upton. we're all aware that the american people today do not have a ver
to be used to place federal laws where it makes sense to do so. also we must simplify approval process for projects within a facility right away. this is something we can do very easily. we can agree to these commonsense changes and i'm confident we can cut the time it takes to approve a project and they are thereby better producing cost of transportation projects an economic and safety benefits for those projects were engaged in a more timely fashion and as it goes we can do much more with...
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the law should provide for independent. second should expressly require drone operators including dh sb and the implement regulation subject to public notice and comments that address the privacy implication. and finally, i think congress should clarify the circumstance in which they purchased by them in the pursuit of the mission may be deployed for other purposes. the failure to make clear the circumstance on federal and state agencies may deploy dproans for aerial surveillance has raised significant concerns about the program. once again, i thank you for the opportunity to testify today. i'll be pleased to answer your question. >> thank you. we start first with you mr. dillingham. you mentioned tsa identified the potential terrorist threat through the use of these uav systems, you know, the in colombia and talk about hezbollah, and then of course the concerns came to in last september when it was reported by the associated press to blow up pentagon and u.s. capital is arrested and it was a drone he was going use to do th
the law should provide for independent. second should expressly require drone operators including dh sb and the implement regulation subject to public notice and comments that address the privacy implication. and finally, i think congress should clarify the circumstance in which they purchased by them in the pursuit of the mission may be deployed for other purposes. the failure to make clear the circumstance on federal and state agencies may deploy dproans for aerial surveillance has raised...
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anybody that looks at the entitlement package and the tax package, the laws of taxes in america, those that you can't have one without the other. they are both in desperate need of reform. today, we are very fortunate under the ostracism of the bipartisan policy committee to have a number of superb speakers, experienced, knowledgeable in this problem, who offer in their own regard come and answer questions. their ideas about this enormous problem. our first speaker is a westerner like me. max baucus. max comes from the great state of montana, and believe it or not, in his campaigning in the west, he has walked the longest distance of that state. he he's walked it as part of his campaign. he has never forgotten. you have to get to the small people and talk with him. anyway he has a series of events which brings the people to him to talk about the problems, and he gives a pretty good idea of how his constituents feel before he goes to work on problems here in the united states congress, and is chairman of one of the most powerful united states senate committees, if not the most powerful.
anybody that looks at the entitlement package and the tax package, the laws of taxes in america, those that you can't have one without the other. they are both in desperate need of reform. today, we are very fortunate under the ostracism of the bipartisan policy committee to have a number of superb speakers, experienced, knowledgeable in this problem, who offer in their own regard come and answer questions. their ideas about this enormous problem. our first speaker is a westerner like me. max...
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passing smoke-free laws to improve health. over the last three years we have also made great strides in our fight against tobacco and our efforts are paying off. at today's report is an important reminder that we have a lot more work to do to make tobacco death and disease a part of our past and not a part of our future. again, thank you for being here today for this important announcement and i would like to turn this over to her assistant secretary of health, dr. howard koh. [applause] >> thank you so much madam secretary and thank you so much for being here every one. secretary is another commitment and has to leave but we want to of course thank her for her tremendous leadership and dedication to the tobacco epidemic. i too am delighted to see so many wonderful colleagues and friends here and let me thanked dr. benjamin who you will be hearing from in just a minute, her great colleague from the department of health and human services and fda and the cdc and the office of the secretary and so many others. we want to thank t
passing smoke-free laws to improve health. over the last three years we have also made great strides in our fight against tobacco and our efforts are paying off. at today's report is an important reminder that we have a lot more work to do to make tobacco death and disease a part of our past and not a part of our future. again, thank you for being here today for this important announcement and i would like to turn this over to her assistant secretary of health, dr. howard koh. [applause]...
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so for some of the attempt to knock back the disclosure law. and i do raise the question whether the court would agree disclosure equals intimidation. >> i have a question for you all and this comes back to. how does all of this affect the behavior of these people who are getting the money? and is there any data to show how it affects the behavior? after all is the essence of our discussion to determine whether our system of campaign contributions legal and constitutional and accepted and whether the public will is being done in this process but the impact of all of that is the people that are getting the money are serving the public or not serving the public and one thing i don't see in the data is how it affects behavioral politicians running for office. >> there are two ways people studied this and people on one side of the argument like to point out there is no demonstrable effect on public and physical activities like roll call votes. the dispute among the political science is how much you can see in a roll call votes. they are the most vi
so for some of the attempt to knock back the disclosure law. and i do raise the question whether the court would agree disclosure equals intimidation. >> i have a question for you all and this comes back to. how does all of this affect the behavior of these people who are getting the money? and is there any data to show how it affects the behavior? after all is the essence of our discussion to determine whether our system of campaign contributions legal and constitutional and accepted and...
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certainly to the scenes have pride in themselves, the most liberal law regarding women's rights. a exception, there was a great deal of protection for secularists and women as well. one of the issues that drive the debates about how we define this -- define the state and a new social contract, how was the role of women going to change to make and sell a great deal of the -- a great deal in the past. and sure, the provisions of the constitution. to find them in the same, which was a very fundamental shift from the way women have been defined in today's in society, certainly in the urban center. focusing on some big issues. it is an important issue, but there are bigger issues of how this new state, the relationship is defined. >> i think that, you know, to deal with the issues -- >> can you lift your microphone a little bit closer? >> is it better? >> so-so. now we have lost you completely. we are not getting audio. zero. okay. we will -- we will try to recover. >> a strictly patriarchal system. >> two things. first of all, it depends on who is defining women's rights. there is no
certainly to the scenes have pride in themselves, the most liberal law regarding women's rights. a exception, there was a great deal of protection for secularists and women as well. one of the issues that drive the debates about how we define this -- define the state and a new social contract, how was the role of women going to change to make and sell a great deal of the -- a great deal in the past. and sure, the provisions of the constitution. to find them in the same, which was a very...
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bill will be helpful because it will establish what we're practicing under, but it will establish in law what the authorities and jurisdictions are, and i think that will be important, but, jane, i think you put your finger on on incredible area where it's not just where we have to intersect internationally but across the public-private sector. >> but does the private sector want to share information with you? >> sometimes. >> sometimes? >> sometimes they view it not to their competitive advantage to do so or they have information that is something they'd like to protect because it's part of their intellectual property, but it also imp -- implicates some other things so we have to be creative and create things like information lock boxes, looking at different secure networks, other ways of sharing information that we could then share more generally, and these are easier things to say than do. this is an area that's going to require best minds over the next months and years. >> i completely agree with that. the public and private sector have to work together. they will not always be able
bill will be helpful because it will establish what we're practicing under, but it will establish in law what the authorities and jurisdictions are, and i think that will be important, but, jane, i think you put your finger on on incredible area where it's not just where we have to intersect internationally but across the public-private sector. >> but does the private sector want to share information with you? >> sometimes. >> sometimes? >> sometimes they view it not to...
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currently, there's a bill to possibly revise this, the peace keeping operation law. the current law doesn't allow stf to use weapons for weapons use, only for the case of self-defense or when danger is inmat. the new bill revises this to include and allow the self-defense forces during a peace keeping operation to defend civilians outside the peace keeping operation area. this essentially would supplement the security of the host nation, and it's likely that this bill might not make it to the current session, and it's likely it would be watered down. our study group, and the participants of the report, recommend that a more forward leaning provision to the law. we recommend that japan not only defend civilians in danger, but also protect and defend with force, if necessary, other international peacekeepers from other nationalities. japan is currently on peacekeeping operation missions in haiti working on disaster reconstruction and humanitarian assistance, specifically right now they are containing up feck, diseases, and this -- infectious diseases. they are in south
currently, there's a bill to possibly revise this, the peace keeping operation law. the current law doesn't allow stf to use weapons for weapons use, only for the case of self-defense or when danger is inmat. the new bill revises this to include and allow the self-defense forces during a peace keeping operation to defend civilians outside the peace keeping operation area. this essentially would supplement the security of the host nation, and it's likely that this bill might not make it to the...
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only 20% of republicans and 56% support the law. a few days later the approval rating to below 60% for the first time to support among independents trickle down 54%. by june he had fallen to the 50s and while the economy was taken to london, it wasn't a major issue. americans approved of his job approval on the economy in june by a 55% to 42% margin in ballots. were they disapproved of him and what the president had been the most aggressive than he does promise to spending. the government decision to loan money to general motors and chrysler in exchange for government sharon to come to was highly unpopular. majorities approved of this move in every region, including the auto producing midwest. at controlling federal spending, 45% of americans approved of the president's performance while 51% already a majority disapprove. the only other issue with the president was upside down was handling of the federal budget deficit, 46% approve, 40% disapproved. even at a time where americans still approve of the job he was doing on the economy,
only 20% of republicans and 56% support the law. a few days later the approval rating to below 60% for the first time to support among independents trickle down 54%. by june he had fallen to the 50s and while the economy was taken to london, it wasn't a major issue. americans approved of his job approval on the economy in june by a 55% to 42% margin in ballots. were they disapproved of him and what the president had been the most aggressive than he does promise to spending. the government...
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va programs are exempt from cuts but there is some ambiguity between the budget act and the existing law and when i asked the acting omb director to address this issue during a budget committee hearing two weeks ago, he said omb has yet to make a final determination so i'm concerned that by not settling this issue now we are really failing to provide our veterans with a clarity that they really deserve to have and so while you were here i want to ask you, to believe that all va programs including medical care are exempt from any future cuts? >> i think madam chairman the answer that the omb director provided you is the same one that i understand. they are still addressing the issue. for my purposes, i would tell you i am not planning on sequestration. i am addressing my requirements and presenting my budget as you would expect me to do. i think sequestration on part and on hold is not necessarily good policy and i think the president would argue that the best approach here is a balance of deficit reduction and he believes that the budget he has presented does that and asks that the congr
va programs are exempt from cuts but there is some ambiguity between the budget act and the existing law and when i asked the acting omb director to address this issue during a budget committee hearing two weeks ago, he said omb has yet to make a final determination so i'm concerned that by not settling this issue now we are really failing to provide our veterans with a clarity that they really deserve to have and so while you were here i want to ask you, to believe that all va programs...
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i am not an expert in the law, but the law you mention, i believe it governs federal employees. >> okay. >> all right. >> that goes to the state latitude? >> yes. >> you think this administration has been too lax in its release of the employment numbers? >> no, i don't think there is any issue with anything with a release, other than the technology is changing, and it has made it harder to control security of the release. >> okay. thank you. with that, mr. chairman, i am happy to yield back my 33 seconds. >> thank you. doctor hall, you keep talking about the security, security, security. ultimately, it's no wireless devices allowed in the room, and if wires do not accidentally or inadvertently bypass controls of a switch, and you don't let a reporter walk outside to set up his camera, if you don't do those things, you still have the same level of security that you always had. which our people, 10 times a month or more, when convenient to the bureau of labor statistics, when you want them there -- because otherwise you release directly -- when you want them there, you put them in a room.
i am not an expert in the law, but the law you mention, i believe it governs federal employees. >> okay. >> all right. >> that goes to the state latitude? >> yes. >> you think this administration has been too lax in its release of the employment numbers? >> no, i don't think there is any issue with anything with a release, other than the technology is changing, and it has made it harder to control security of the release. >> okay. thank you. with that,...
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which does incidentally, have something to do with the law of another country and with the politics of another country and the political demands and needs of another country. and it is not always the best way to resolve those things simply by racing to the floor of the united states senate and saying "here do what we tell you." that's not always how it works i'm afraid. and so i think the senator from kentucky has a lot to learn about how you get things done within the international community. and i would yield two minutes to the senator from arizona -- three minutes. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: i hope all of my colleagues will also take note that apac disagrees with the view of the senator from kentucky about the effect that this legislation may have on aid to israel. you know, every member of congress and all americans should know what happened today in benghazi, libya. the reports are that as many as 30,000 libyans took to the streets in benghazi, the city where ambassador chris stevens and three of his colleagues were trag
which does incidentally, have something to do with the law of another country and with the politics of another country and the political demands and needs of another country. and it is not always the best way to resolve those things simply by racing to the floor of the united states senate and saying "here do what we tell you." that's not always how it works i'm afraid. and so i think the senator from kentucky has a lot to learn about how you get things done within the international...
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we don't have a law again. in order to defy gravity, to not stall out, we must make clear to decision-makers, our friends and families that many lesbian, trent three and people go to work every day terrified. terrified that someone will find out who they are or who they love and we need a federal law to protect them. [applause] and their second challenge, well, marriage. marriage process between the rock of limited hard-won and celebrated excesses. and the high place among most singular media attention. now that we eliminated on astor hotel, many now believe that our movement, all of us in our movement across our country that our movement is about one thing and one thing only, and manage. let's talk about marriage. the richness of our family and how we create them, whether we choose to get married or not when our families are ignored when our families are ignored when our families are ignored when our families are ignored of marriage's weekend, not strengthened. when i last i denied, the institution of marriage
we don't have a law again. in order to defy gravity, to not stall out, we must make clear to decision-makers, our friends and families that many lesbian, trent three and people go to work every day terrified. terrified that someone will find out who they are or who they love and we need a federal law to protect them. [applause] and their second challenge, well, marriage. marriage process between the rock of limited hard-won and celebrated excesses. and the high place among most singular media...
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law? >> absolutely. we apply the law passed by the congress and we got there as recently as six years ago overwhelmingly by congress. >> are you going outside the bounds of the law would in essence review photo, texas, ohio, are you outside the boundaries as you can assess? >> all we do is supply the lab that exists and has existed for 40 years now. >> with respect to the affordable care decision pending for just a simple question. do you feel there was an adequate review and the decision ultimately rested with the supreme court, which i think has done a decent and fair job with recusal is with respect to justice kagan. would you have done anything more than what was with the justice department? >> with the recusal issue? the question of recusal is something brought up by litigants in the case. they had that opportunity. i think the justice department has done all it can responding to requests and all information that appropriately can be shared has been shared. >> we're certainly saddened by the loss of
law? >> absolutely. we apply the law passed by the congress and we got there as recently as six years ago overwhelmingly by congress. >> are you going outside the bounds of the law would in essence review photo, texas, ohio, are you outside the boundaries as you can assess? >> all we do is supply the lab that exists and has existed for 40 years now. >> with respect to the affordable care decision pending for just a simple question. do you feel there was an adequate...
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let's talk about espionage and the law. it's interesting how people talk about espionage but don't know what the law is, and you saw that play out in june of 2010 when we had the ten russian illegals who were arrested here in the states and all the editorial pundits started saying, realm, this is nothing case, why didn't they arrest the people for espionage? well, the minute they said that, they didn't understand the law of espionage is. if you any that law, you never would have written any editorial or made any comment like there's nothing to the case. it was a agree collection capability case, talking about the russian illegals. that's what it was. long term operation that intelligence services one, one man as an illegal since 1976 deployed to penetrate the united states. think of the commitment that would take, so what is below the law -- >> legal trouble? we wanted an attorney, i demand an attorney, but do we know anything about the legal system? you know, we talk the cameras out and asked people if they know their righ
let's talk about espionage and the law. it's interesting how people talk about espionage but don't know what the law is, and you saw that play out in june of 2010 when we had the ten russian illegals who were arrested here in the states and all the editorial pundits started saying, realm, this is nothing case, why didn't they arrest the people for espionage? well, the minute they said that, they didn't understand the law of espionage is. if you any that law, you never would have written any...
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of the law. senate that would be close. in virtually none of those cases, not none. very, very few was anybody actually trying to do anything but i think anybody in this room would consider bad. the vast majority of the violations found were basically accidental violations were things that don't have much impact. people who contribute more than they thought. a person who wrote a check of his corporate account in the campaign didn't recognize it as such and took it in. the other thing is the incredible burden on true grassroots political activity. one it's become so centered in washington now is because it's very, very hard for grassroots groups to do anything because the first thing you got to do. figure 520 sevens, if you've got to hire the lawyer from an accountant and somebody knows how there's a whole cadre who make their living doing that. there's small campaign for grassroots activity not a minimum, i hope we can push vastly up with the sort of reporting thresholds and disclosure thresholds
of the law. senate that would be close. in virtually none of those cases, not none. very, very few was anybody actually trying to do anything but i think anybody in this room would consider bad. the vast majority of the violations found were basically accidental violations were things that don't have much impact. people who contribute more than they thought. a person who wrote a check of his corporate account in the campaign didn't recognize it as such and took it in. the other thing is the...
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he's enforce the law. unlike george bush you never would enforce any kind of trades can this guy is taken trade case after trade case and won them. winning those cases has put china back it a son, stopped some of the illegal practices they are doing and has put people back to work in this country. now, trade can be a very, very positive thing. the regime that we saw over the last 20 years has not penetrated all of the this country needs. at tpp will be the first time the president can't do actually do one of his own. posting it happens. it can be a very good thing words very, very bad thing. [inaudible] >> very, very close personal relationship. i disagree, trade policy, but as the human been he is a fine guy and we have a good relationship. >> i want to ask about 400,000 volunteers, but the question has me thinking about 2015 and the way of the democratic nominees. >> it would be totally up to him. if he makes that decision, i'm not going to wait until 2016. i'm more worried about 2012 the habits and 13,
he's enforce the law. unlike george bush you never would enforce any kind of trades can this guy is taken trade case after trade case and won them. winning those cases has put china back it a son, stopped some of the illegal practices they are doing and has put people back to work in this country. now, trade can be a very, very positive thing. the regime that we saw over the last 20 years has not penetrated all of the this country needs. at tpp will be the first time the president can't do...
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music creators get russian courts often don't follow the law. they don't follow the law. russian courts demand extraordinary costly documentation of a right to represent ascap members of sometimes they simply refuse to recognize the standing to do so. it makes no sense. further ascap composers are supposed to receive royalties for the public performance of music and movies exhibited in russian theaters. in fact they have benefited through the years in the past but there is no doubt such royalties can be an increasingly significant, could be increasingly significant has american movies are enormously popular and widely distributed in russia. everybody loves american movies. in january 3 of the top five grossing films in russia are made in america including the wonderful film hugo. however, however, meritless legal challenges now threaten the authority to collect from this critic leahy important source of royalties for u.s. music which translates to food on the table, gas and the car and taking your kids to school. finally russian fiscal authorities require -- a value-added
music creators get russian courts often don't follow the law. they don't follow the law. russian courts demand extraordinary costly documentation of a right to represent ascap members of sometimes they simply refuse to recognize the standing to do so. it makes no sense. further ascap composers are supposed to receive royalties for the public performance of music and movies exhibited in russian theaters. in fact they have benefited through the years in the past but there is no doubt such...
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that's all part of the health care law. the most significant reason exactly addresses the issue that congressman berg raised earlier which is paying our providers what they are due. it's called the frontier state amendment, a hard fought state provision equalizing medicare payments back to our producers. that's who our providers -- so that we are not all paying the cost of medicare. let's take a look at that. congressman berg, when in the legislature, voted against the frontier states amendment and continues to vote against the frontier states amendment. i would submit that if he was really concerned about whether, in fact, we had providers willing to provide medicare that we need to redeem the frontier states amendment. >> moderator: a response. equal time. berg: i want to set the record straight. we did have a vote in 2003 on the frontier amendment. there was a resolution that came in that was not fair for north dakota. we passed another resolution that passed unanimously, republicans and democrats, that says we support t
that's all part of the health care law. the most significant reason exactly addresses the issue that congressman berg raised earlier which is paying our providers what they are due. it's called the frontier state amendment, a hard fought state provision equalizing medicare payments back to our producers. that's who our providers -- so that we are not all paying the cost of medicare. let's take a look at that. congressman berg, when in the legislature, voted against the frontier states amendment...
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the problem is they are often forcing refugees back into north korea, which violates international laws. so, there are groups. there's a north american human rights group the district are interested in following this committed to try to help refugees assimilate and help people helping refugees get funds to support. >> next on c-span two a discussion of the cato institute about how the u.s. should respond to iran's nuclear program. then u.s. foreign policy and korea >> in march of 1979 kenneth c-span began televising u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide and today are content to politics and public affairs, nonfiction books in american history is available on tv, radio and online. >> i was standing in the lincoln bedroom last night and i couldn't resist getting on the phone and i called the secret service has the president, feel like going jogging tonight. [laughter] my wife and i were looking on the lawn around midnight. fully unclosed. but i've been studying him since yesterday and i think the weight of the president is to start out with mr. rogers, it's a beautiful da
the problem is they are often forcing refugees back into north korea, which violates international laws. so, there are groups. there's a north american human rights group the district are interested in following this committed to try to help refugees assimilate and help people helping refugees get funds to support. >> next on c-span two a discussion of the cato institute about how the u.s. should respond to iran's nuclear program. then u.s. foreign policy and korea >> in march of...
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. >> people don't realize that because of the new campaign finance laws, if you get sheldon adelson say that was such a good performance i will drop another $40 million into your campaign which they can do? >> sheldon adelson got in the hall. got to see it first-hand. >> could have cut the check on the spot. it is possible. we did a recently a very good piece on sheldon. you interviewed him. extraordinary amount of money can put into campaign. >> four times the previous record. most previous individual given, george soros $24 million in 2004 against george w. bush. >> he wasn't done yet. that is what i took away from your story. >> no, absolutely. >> if it will make a difference he will get. >> we've been able to study the obama campaign, the operation for, you know, five, five 1/2 years sort of in campaign mode and governing mode. how do they react to moment like this? they obviously don't panic but they do what? how do they take a bad thing and neutralize it and ultimately a good thing. how? >> the president has an expression. talks about our time in the barrel. and he's been the unde
. >> people don't realize that because of the new campaign finance laws, if you get sheldon adelson say that was such a good performance i will drop another $40 million into your campaign which they can do? >> sheldon adelson got in the hall. got to see it first-hand. >> could have cut the check on the spot. it is possible. we did a recently a very good piece on sheldon. you interviewed him. extraordinary amount of money can put into campaign. >> four times the previous...
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at columbia law school, they were very good guys. it is true that obama did his best. when i interview president obama in the oval office, he talked about the supporters in new york. but he started to make that transition in his long arc of his search for home. she was starting to happen and beenu mahmood was very perceptively seen that happen. >> host: why did the presidency president in new york after graduating from columbia? >> guest: he was trying to get a job wherever he could. he applied for a job in chicago after washington was elected mayor there. he didn't get anything. so the best he could do was stay in new york. he wouldn't want to go back to honolulu. he didn't have anyplace else. so he stayed there and as he put it, you try to make money for yourself and get a job. it is sort of a magazine or consulting firm called business international. for that year, he doesn't really like it there, but that is the period when they talk a lot. it is the period when he met genevieve. >> host: so david maraniss, going back to the quote, no life could have been the produ
at columbia law school, they were very good guys. it is true that obama did his best. when i interview president obama in the oval office, he talked about the supporters in new york. but he started to make that transition in his long arc of his search for home. she was starting to happen and beenu mahmood was very perceptively seen that happen. >> host: why did the presidency president in new york after graduating from columbia? >> guest: he was trying to get a job wherever he...
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and the problem is, he is the boss' son-in-law. he is woodrow wilson's son-in-law. he didn't marry the boss' daughter, but he got the secretary of treasury -- he is the secretary of treasury. he is a big deal before that, but now he's family. and he can't make the move from us wilson gets out of the way, and wilson never gets out of the way. which blocks it for him and you have this deadlock at the convention between him and another cabinet member, mitchell palmer. >> he is the democratic patron? >> yes, on the democratic side, nobody particularly wants them, and it goes to james and cox of ohio who is sort of a dark horse he kind of sneaks and when there's a deadlock. he really does not do well, cannot swim against the tide that year. >> what was woodrow wilson's reputation at the end of the second term? >> pretty awful on all ends of the political spectrum. certainly the democrats had not been in favor of him, but the progressives, people progressives, liberals, they had been turned against them, i think because of the repressiveness of the war. you take a look at
and the problem is, he is the boss' son-in-law. he is woodrow wilson's son-in-law. he didn't marry the boss' daughter, but he got the secretary of treasury -- he is the secretary of treasury. he is a big deal before that, but now he's family. and he can't make the move from us wilson gets out of the way, and wilson never gets out of the way. which blocks it for him and you have this deadlock at the convention between him and another cabinet member, mitchell palmer. >> he is the democratic...